Live from the Ra nightclub inside the Luxor Hotel and
Casino, weigh-ins for UFC 46—Super Natural went
down before a packed house of boisterous MMA fans.
Cartoons were the fashion plate of the day as BJ
Penn, sporting the Sponge Bob Squarepants boxers,
and Vitor
Belfort, clad in Scooby Doo boxers, took to the
scales.
Carlos
Newton, who had visa problems and could not get
to Las Vegas until late Thursday night, with the blessing
of the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed with
his opponent, Renato
Verissimo, on a catch weight of 175.
A number of fighters looked to have had a tough time
with their cuts, most notably Matt
Hughes, Josh
Thomson, and Karo
Parysian. It remains to be seen how this will effect
the fighters come tomorrow night.
Both Randy
“The Natural” Couture and Vitor
“The Phenom” Belfort looked to be in great
shape and should be ready to put on a show for a full
house at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday night.
At least rets rope so.
Fighters - Weight (Mandalay Bay odds)
Randy Couture — 204 (-190)
Vitor Belfort — 205 (+160)
Matt Hughes — 170 (-220)
BJ Penn — 169.5 (+170)
Wes Sims — 238 (+160)
Frank Mir — 249 (-200)
Carlos Newton — 175
Renato Verissimo — 174
Lee Murray — 182.5
Jorge Rivera — 185
Georges St. Pierre — 167.5
Karo Parysian — 169
Josh Thomson — 155
Hermes Franca — 155
Jeff Curran — 154
Matt Serra — 154
